Part 3 - Miter Saw Flip Top for Ultimate Mobile Workbench

This is Part 3 of a three-part series showing how I built my Miter Saw into my Ultimate Rolling Workbench using a flip top. The flip top allows me to use my miter saw at the level of my workbench for cutting big long boards, and then flipping it underneath to store when not in use, allowing the full workbench top to be available.

[@douglashatfield5676]

good video must be 3rd time watching and the best thing no speed video and a great walk through of the build

[@garygwd54]

Great video

[@HienNguyen-dp3yv]

This is quite an informational series. I really enjoyed it, and definitely will build a similar workbench for my tools. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@josie1899]

Good job. I specially searched for a project like yours as I’m mounting my old Craftsman beast into a mobile workbench and wanted a flip station for my miter saw. Thanks for posting your project which. I will refer back to while my bench is in process!

[@marktillett3017]

Nice job! I’m going to do the same thing for my shop. Your videos will make it easier than guessing!

[@albertovaldes9581]

Enjoyed very much the whole series. Excellent job.

[@MasterTwitch13]

This is fantastic. It's almost exactly what I've been looking to build as I only get half of a garage as well.

[@bradbarker4189]

Nice job mate! Going to be building something very similar to this for my new DeWalt saw too!

[@ReneMartinez-kl5lg]

nice work, it turned out great, keep'em coming!

[@miyata1000]

Excellent. Thanks for posting. I especially like when things go sideways and you just have to work through it. Nice work.

[@durbas]

Chad - thanks very much for your videos. They provided a ton of help in designing and building my own. Thanks.

[@MrBowNaxe]

Thanks for sharing this, I'm going to start measuring my table now. I have the same miter saw so hopefully the measurements for yours are the same.

[@tdmallet]

Man, awesome build.

[@Anubi55]

I've watched plenty of flip tops videos, but to have it part of the bench is very clever, exactly what I'm hoping to do, thanks for sharing. as others suggested, wish there was plans/vids for the whole table, sub'ed for more vids. to come, cheers!

[@johncoveny3036]

You Legend. Keep up the good work. JC from Oz

[@rrpp1425]

Excellent work.

[@tedfritsch3340]

Genius,,,Love it. going to do this

[@webcrawler3332]

Good Job!

[@jennylynsparrow8117]

That is absolutely fantastic!!! Thank you! Genius:)

[@prmskeepr]

Finally, a woodworker who is human. Thanks man.

[@boatymcboatface392]

Nice work brother

[@torinhalsey6313]

Well done.

[@josefrichardson5306]

Great idea

[@andym8600]

Amazing!!

[@mitchellbillias7210]

Nice job! Thank you for sharing. I’ve been planning a very similar bench and having issues with wondering how to deal with my miter being in the way.

[@lawdg4800]

Interesting video.. hopefully, you have graduated to cordless drivers over that corded Hitachi... I wouldn't use the peg for a lock. I think throw bolts on the outer edge would be easier to manipulate while working. I do like how you showed the mistakes in the video, it shows your human... LOL Overall good job.

[@craigcowley7560]

Nice one

[@ajducey1868]

Thanks! subscribed!! You make it look so easy. Sadly this probably won't work with my beast of a 12 inch Ridgid compound slider though...

[@timmillsstaff2452]

nice system. go mountaineers!

[@HndloaderNick]

Would love the plans start to finish for this bench. Great work.

[@jjs71072]

Right On! Nice Job.

[@eideticgoone7035]

I like how the saw's weight is balanced while flipping. The table top/base acts as a counter weight for the saw. I would prefer to screw my saw directly to the bottom the the bench top. This requires moving the axle to a height that where both the saw table or flip base rotate flush with the bench top when either is on top. This height is easily found by adding thickness of the flip base and height of the saw table. Simply place the pivot axis half way between. Two issues may occur. 1. The framing lumber might be too wide, and rise above the miter table. Simply rip down as needed. 2. If this axle height doesn't pass cleanly under the saw base, then either use two stub axles or lift with shim blocks as you did. Any shim blocks will offset the axle height by half their thickness. Without shim blocks elevating the base, the center of gravity of the base and saw combination will change. Balance will change for better or worse, depending on the saw used.

[@dhirmer]

You could have used a barrel bolt latch on the face of the flip top so you could have easy access and more stability when locking it in place. Just my thoughts but great job overall 👏

[@griffithwoodworking6661]

That's definitely a way to go. But the one's I've used in the past had too much slack in it and I wanted something really tight to where it wouldn't move at all.

[@KyleBaugh316]

The receptacle for the barrel bolt would interfere with the rotation

[@MikeTheSith200]

@@KyleBaugh316 How so?

[@ProfessorOfEconomics]

Great job. This is exactly the bench in need for my shop. Are the plans available?

[@cindykiefnerthecoppertorch7789]

Genius!

[@bee-u-tifuladventures4771]

Good job! Thanks for taking the time to film, edit & share your builds with us. Loved this three part build series, except for the annoying 70's porn music playing in the background. HaHa!

[@ProfessorOfEconomics]

Question: How do you plug in your saw?

[@nettiejob]

You have the exact workstation that I have drawn up! I was thinking of off-setting the table saw a little to the left so I could rip a 4x8 sheet of plywood perfectly in half without the fence falling off the table. What are the dimensions of the top of your table? It was a very informative video. Thanks for taking the time to make it. I'd love for my miter saw to flip like that and be out of the way.

[@janetmccarraher8493]

I only have a small 1 C garage to work in. What would be the closest you can put the miter saw from the table saw to still work well?

[@myshinobi1987]

Just one question. The point of putting a steel bar with an aluminium sleeve was to prevent wear and warping of an alternative simple hole which would be drilled straight through the wood. Wouldn't the same apply with the lockibg pins, who's holes are drilled straight through the wood? It seems like the same problem will arise over time.

[@Kenzo-NO]

Awsome build. Hoping to do almost the same in my shop once it is done. Just one comment. Would you not need to brace the sides so it does not sag over time? Happy new year👍

[@griffithwoodworking6661]

Some added bracing would never hurt. If I had the opportunity, I would have used a metal plate with the correct size hole for the rod on the sides. So far it has been good without it though.

[@toobakedone]

great design my only concern is the out feed from tablesaw catching in the miter area. have you had any issue with this maybe router edge the area ?

[@charlescochran9803]

Is there anyway possible to get the written plans to build the whole work bench?

[@michaelbritt9903]

[e-mail]

[@Lojza023]

Why plans ? U can make it by your own without plan I think ... just use your creativity

[@charlescochran9803]

@@Lojza023 well sorry I asked keep them.

[@-Hammer-]

Just a thought - leaving your 5/8" plywood overhanging the front by 1/2" or so would make a solid stop when the table is flipped upside down. Would lessen the play in the rotated piece.

[@griffithwoodworking6661]

Love that idea!

[@1ronsario]

Thanks for sharing this idea, Magnificent,could kindly send the diameter or size of the box for the miter saw, Thank you and more power,God bless and your family.

[@johnryan231]

I will start my project tomorrow. The only question I had is why use the metal rods to secure the table when you could have use a standard know and screwed it into the wood? Seems that would have been easier, especially for us old guys.

[@ibig3]

Do you have any plans for this saw station?

[@bruteforce8146]

Nice set up sir. I was wondering, and I may have missed it, but did you secure the steel rod to prevent it from walking out?

[@griffithwoodworking6661]

I did not. It wouldn't be a bad idea though. Its in there pretty tight so I haven't had any problem with that on mine.

[@chuckcagle5324]

Wondering how its holding up.

[@TheFrankwhite81]

Mountaineers where always free

[@keithrayeski6417]

nice....but it'll never work for my dewalt 12" bi-level slider.....way too heavy!!! But it does add to the bench. Plans for that would have been more useful. Nice work.

[@jesseware7019]

after you flip it back up do you have to wait a half hour before you can use it, so the oil settles

[@griffithwoodworking6661]

I don't, but you should consult your owners manual for details on how to store your particular saw.

[@tot7392]

I noticed you could have used just 2 aluminum bushings instead of 4 individual bushings since its rotating on the same bar. All you would have needed to change is the washer spacer would have needed to have a center hole large enough to fit around the aluminum. Great project. I think i will be attempting a very similar project

[@dhirmer]

My thoughts as well, I didnt see the point of 4 little ones when 2 longer would have accomplished the same

[@GaryBowen73]

5:35 Thats what she said!

[@GaryBowen73]

11:31 Thats what she said!!

[@matthewsutton3682]

I've been thinking about building a workbench with all these features. This example is fairly close to what I've had in mind. Any thoughts on the layout of the miter saw vs table saw vs router and general table top dimensions? Anything you'd do differently if starting from scratch or anything inconvenient about the work bench in use?

[@1946jeeplover]

Loved all three of these videos - except the porno music

[@swill84933]

👍🏿

[@georgequalls5043]

By now I bet you have changed the way you lock the flip top to something you can do without squatting underneath. Maybe a bolt lock in the front. Otherwise, nice.

[@standforsomethingorfallfor5812]

Enjoyed your videos, Great to see normal blokes doing stuff like this. But I gotta say, almost 45mins of that loop going in the background was literally freaking me out by the second video, and when it started in the third I had to take deep breath as it felt like I was going to panic. So I had to mute and fast forward to cope.

[@robertlandry5733]

I don't know why it's necessary to have distracting music playing throughout an instructional video. More people do it than not. That's why iTunes exists.

[@donwallace7354]

Great overall concept, that I'm planning to replicate, except probably for the peg locks. It definitely makes it easy to make sure everything lines up. Oh, please, get rid of the background beat, I've got an earworm now!

[@toddgriffith8802]

thats my dads brother and we have some stuff from him... hi uncle Chad

[@darkanchordesigns5906]

is he a clumsy person?

[@VerticeTreinamentos]

Nice project, just my 2 cents... Drop the peggy! It will come lose with time and too much time consuming on every flip. Use two case lock on front of table. Cheers, Theo - Brazil.

[@griffithwoodworking6661]

I tried a couple case locks or side locks on the front when I was trying out a few options and ran into 2 problems. First, there was too much slack in the lock and the flip top would rotate up to an eighth of an inch when locked. I wanted it to not move at all. Secondly, having a lock sticking out just a little would catching my clothes or jam into my stomach when i was reaching across the table. A lock would work great and would be much easier if you didn't mind those two things. Thanks for watching!

[@Fjalding]

@@griffithwoodworking6661 Hi there, fantastic solution. This guy here has a good solution to fix the flipped machine in position kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2eVnH6gpK-VhMU

[@johnnylee4347]

Could have used barrel locks to keep it in place

[@griffithwoodworking6661]

Barrel locks had too much slack and didn't keep it flush. But it is a way to go if you don't mind the slack.

[@bartden9668]

15:48 - miter saw wiggles around on the blocks. Not good / not flat...

[@michaelbroadhead8155]

It would have been so much easier to put a pin or lock on the face of the bench. Work smarter not harder.

[@GaryBowen73]

11:59 Thats what she said!

[@griffithwoodworking6661]

I like you, Gary. I like you a lot!